TARAKESWAR
Assembly seat no. 198 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
RAMENDU SINHARAY
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
IND
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2021
7,484
3.63% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPDr. Swapan Dasgupta
- Votes
- 89,214
- Vote share
- 43.33%
- Behind by
- 7,484
Electors
2,41,488
Total votes polled
2,05,917
Valid votes
2,05,917
NOTA votes
2,752
1.34% of votes polled
Turnout
85.3%
Full result, 2021
5 candidates · 2,05,917 valid votes
RAMENDU SINHARAYAITCwon
96,698
47.0%
Dr. Swapan DasguptaBJP
89,214
43.3%
SURAJIT GHOSHCPM
14,595
7.1%
Sanju ChakrabortyRPIA
1,697
0.8%
Sukumar KhanraIND
961
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Santu Pan | BJP | 1,16,901 | 52.76% | Ramendu Sinharay | 30,999 |
| 2021 | RAMENDU SINHARAY | AITC | 96,698 | 46.96% | Dr. Swapan Dasgupta | 7,484 |
| 2016 | RACHHPAL SINGH E | AITC | 97,588 | 50.75% | SURAJIT GHOSH | 27,690 |
| 2011 | RACHHPAL SINGH | AITC | 97,022 | 55.10% | PRATIM CHATTERJEE | 25,472 |
| 2006 | PRATIM CHATTERJEE | IND | 74,849 | 58.10% | KRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE | 30,271 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TARAKESWAR assembly constituency in 2026?
Santu Pan (BJP) won TARAKESWAR in 2026, by a margin of 30,999 votes.
Which party has won TARAKESWAR the most times?
IND, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has TARAKESWAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won TARAKESWAR the most times?
PRATIM CHATTERJEE, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
